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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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They must have a hat fill with these commemoratives idea and just draw the next one to be commemorated.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Is that going to be a circulation coin? I actually like that design and believe it important and relevant enough to warrant a commemorative. I remember writing the mint years ago about them issuing a coin to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Halifax (1999), as other cities had been commemorated on dollars, but was told there wouldn't be one. I guess it was 'commercial' enough.
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I don't think that coin will see circulation. In fact, this thread should be moved to the NCLT section.
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Pillar of the Community
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They make any coin just to make a few bucks.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I'm going pick one of these up! I don't buy a lot of NCLT but the price on this is okay. It will fit well in my international topical collection of radio coins.
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Pillar of the Community
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I an thinking it might be slightly larger than a regular quarter. I like the coin but I'm not sure what they're asking for it is worth it.
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It is a bit bigger than a regular quarter and also includes is a full-colour booklet looking back at 75 years of CBC/Radio-Canada's landmark moments, innovations, and icons. Kinda cool if you're a CBC fan!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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They make any coin just to make a few bucks Yeah, isn't that a stupid idea. Let's strike a few coins just to lose a few bucks.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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75 years of CBC is a pretty big deal. Public radio was once the be all and end all of broadcasting, and the CBC is still the (only) free station to go to if you don't want just mind-numbing loops of music. 75 years is not a round 100 but it IS a lifetime for the lot of us.
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Valued Member
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These Nickel coins that are coming out tho are so much for so little. Like $30 I could buy a specimen set from the 1970-1980's with that money which looks better on my shelf. I hope they bring down the prices for these type of coins
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The CBC should be celebrated. It is better than lots of other media. Quote:
It will fit well in my international topical collection of radio coins. Now that is a specialized collection. :p How many coins with radios are there? :) Quote:
Yeah, isn't that a stupid idea. Let's strike a few coins just to lose a few bucks. lol... that-a-boy! At least the RCM doesn't throw away gold dust and bits or lose track of them. :p But the RCM is profitable. I guess if you like the history of coins and craftsmanship you would be pretty worried as the quality seems to go down as the quantity of coin designs goes up. I have no problem with the quantity of collector coins in this regard as long as quality and the artwork remains high.There seems to be a focus on "gimmicks". The RCM hasn't put out glitter coins, scratch and sniff coins, tritium glow the dark ones yet. The RCM has to be profitable but if they get too out of hand and dilute the craft or perceived investment/worth/collectablity they could stop being profitable all together. But for this particular coin the artwork is fine, the CBC is worth celebrating or at least it's past was. Edited by realpenny
10/24/2011 8:25 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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I have no problem with the quantity of collector coins in this regard as long as quality and the artwork remains high. realpenny you nailed it. I also find that quality has come down. Most notably, the uncirculated sets. I also believe that the super heavy frosting now used by the RCM is a way to hide production defects or to extend the life of the dies. But that's just a theory. |
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^^^ I agree. It is clear quality has gone down big time. A lot of recent NCLT coins will never stand the test of time... the quality is too low and anyone who looks at a bunch of coins for awhile will notice this instantly. Simple tip for the RCM: If you look at a coin in hand then look at it under some low magnification and it looks way worse.... your quality sucks! Under magnification you should see detail not a blur. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I collect quarters one of my favs, but I won't bother with the oversize it,s just not a quarter it's a coin/token with 25 cents on it. Same as the bird series and Ann of Green Gables, no interest.Won't go in an album.
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Posted 10/23/2011 11:45 am
